All Building articles in 6 June 2008
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Close Ventures pours £1.35m into EPC outfit
Vibrant Energy poised to take advantage of rental and commercial EPC markets
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Cameron makes green pledges
Tory leader proposes green tariffs and smart metres for every home as part of his party's Blue/Green charter
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Fixed-rate loans up 5% in April
Council of Mortgage Lenders report suggests borrowers are looking for security for mortgage payments
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Government sets up Office of Nuclear Development
John Hutton says unit will push forward plans to build next generation of nuclear reactors
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RICS tightens standards for new build valuations
Changes to chartered surveyors 'Red Book' designed to restore confidence in the new-build market
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Plowman Craven assesses distance travelled at Red Bull Flugtag
Consultant gives top scores to fifth-place winner the Cullinan Bird for achieving record-breaking distance
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Government issues guidance to manage flood risk
Councils must now consult Environment Agency on developments in flood risk areas
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Barratt in 'heavy dialogue' with banks
Chief executive Mark Clare tells Building he has not ruled out option of covenant waivers
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MPs appalled at £29m wasted on cancelled asylum centre
Scheme that was never built still cost the Home Office millions due to “startling absence of common sense”, says accounts committee
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Website decodes energy performance certificates
Consultants Foreman Roberts and Plowman Craven provide practical information on compulsory green certificates
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New rules force housebuilders to declare buyers' incentives
Council of Mortgage Lenders announces regulations to combat mortgage scams from September
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Green groups oppose £15bn Severn tidal barrage
Report from 10-strong environmental coalition says electricity generation scheme would be an expensive ecological disaster
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Cala Homes guarantees buyers 6% mortgage rate
Scottish housebuilder promises fixed rate to suitable buyers in move to counter housing downturn
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View from my office: Lisa-Marie Storrar
The Davis Langdon project manager does a bit of ’plane spotting’ from her office at Stansted airport
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Architects compete with slip road for Prime Minister’s award
AHMM, Denton Corker Marshall and Allies and Morrison nominated for CABE-sponsored award
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Barratt tries to calm investor nerves
Housebuilder issues City statement after share price is halved this week
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Keith Clarke appointed CIC chairman
Atkins boss takes over from Nick Raynsford who becomes deputy chairman of the Construction Industry Council
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Foster's Elephant House opens in Copenhagen
British architect opens its first zoological building in the Danish capital
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Acoustic consultant Hamilton & McGregor taken over by Faber Maunsell
Scottish building acoustics specialist becomes part of £160m-turnover international technical services consulting group
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Saudis build desert city from scratch
City of 2 million people to be built by 2020 in wave of major development projects to transform kingdom's economy